20140813final_order_no_33094.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 13,2014
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE WORKSHOP )
ORDERED BY THE COMMISSION TO )CASE NO.GNR-E-14-02
DISCUSS THE WHOLESALE LINE LOSS )
ADJUSTMENT TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN )
POWER’S ANNUAL ENERGY COST )ORDER NO.33094
ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (ECAM))
FILING )
On April 1,2014,the Commission issued its final Order in Case No.PAC-E-14-01,
Rocky Mountain Power’s (“RMP”or “Company”)annual filing of its Energy Cost Adjustment
Mechanism (“ECAM”).In its Order,the Commission ordered that “the parties convene a
workshop in a separate docket to resolve issues associated with the Wholesale Line Loss
Adjustment (“WLA”)and submit an agreement to the Commission for approval.”Order No.
33008 at 15.
On June 17,2014,a workshop was convened for all interested RMP customers to
discuss and resolve issues associated with the WLA to the Company’s annual ECAM filing.
Representatives from RMP,Monsanto Company,and Staff (collectively referred to as “the
Parties”)attended the workshop.The purpose of the workshop was to allow interested parties to
discuss the aforementioned adjustment and work collaboratively towards developing and
submitting an agreement to the Commission.
The parties present at the above-mentioned workshop reached an agreement and,
pursuant to Order No.33008,submitted the Agreement for Commission approval.
STIPULATED AGREEMENT
The Parties agreed that this Stipulation represents a fair,just and reasonable
compromise of the issues presented in this docket and that this Stipulation is in the public
interest.The Parties recommend the Commission approve this Stipulation and all of its terms
and conditions found below:
1.The Parties agree that the total WLA adjustment presented by Staff in
Case No.PAC-E-14-01 shall be reduced by 50%.Accordingly,
Monsanto’s $63,000 and Agrium’s $4,500 share of the adjustment shall be
added to their respective ECAM deferral balances.As a result,the tariff
customer group’s ECAM deferral balance shall be decreased by an equal
amount of $67,500.
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2.The ECAM deferral balances for each customer group shall be adjusted
accordingly as part of the Company’s July 2014 month-end close.No
change will be made to the current electric service Schedule 94 rates.
3.This adjustment shall be narrowly construed so as to apply only to the
specific circumstances of this case (PAC-E-14-01)and shall not be applied
to future ECAM filings submitted by the Company to the Commission.
4.The rights,duties,and obligations of the Parties under the aforementioned
Stipulation are subject to the Commission’s approval of all the terms and
conditions of the Stipulation.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
The Commission has thoroughly reviewed the terms of the Stipulated Agreement
presented by the Parties.The Commission finds that the Stipulation reached by the Parties
represents a fair,just and reasonable resolution of the WLA adjustment issue introduced and
discussed in Case No.PAC-E-l4-01.The Commission approves all of the terms and conditions
of the Stipulated Agreement and applauds the Parties’willingness to work in a collaborative
manner.The Commission finds that the WLA adjustment,initially proposed by Staff in PAC-E
14-01 and agreed to by the Parties in this case,shall augment Monsanto and Agrium’s ECAM
deferral balances and decrease tariff customers’ECAM deferral balance moving forward.The
Commission finds that the aforementioned WLA adjustment is a fair,just and reasonable
apportionment of the costs associated with the wholesale line losses that occurred on the
Company’s Idaho system in 2013.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Commission approves the Stipulated Agreement
presented by RMP,Monsanto and Staff.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that RMP shall adjust the ECAM deferral balances of
Monsanto,Agrium,and tariff customers to include/deduct the amounts included as terms of the
Stipulated Agreement.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Stipulated Agreement approved herein by the
Commission shall apply only to the Company’s ECAM filing in PAC-E-14-01 and not future
RMP ECAM filings.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order.Within seven (7)
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days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration.See Idaho Code 6 1-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of August 2014.
PAUL KJELL PRESIDENT
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MACK A.REDFORD,O?vlISSIONER
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MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
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Jean D Jewell
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